Ryker's POV"Are you all right?"We were the subject of nonstop photography when we went onto the red carpet. I felt Claire's surprise a bit. She gave me a slight glance."Yeah, I'm fine," Claire whispered. She was surprised when I put my arm around her waist and pulled her closer, making her hold my shoulder. Her forehead was almost as high as my lips, so she looked up at me. I just stared at her."I told you I needed heels when I was with you."I stared at her. "Your height is perfect." I looked down at her lips. "A perfect height for a sweet, passionate kiss." Claire was a bit surprised."Are you teasing me, or will you seriously do it?" she asked.If I didn't like Claire, I would have responded to her flirting with me, but I knew she was kidding, so I had to stop myself, even though her jokes and teasing made me feel drawn to her."I would love to, but I have a stubborn sister, and you have a stubborn best friend who needs our help tonight, so we have to go find her." I smiled.Cl

Ryker's POV"It's better. Let's head to our room to set down the stuff and start the celebration," Daniel said.Today is the day they have been waiting for most. We're standing in front of a beautiful sea. I invited the gang to a resort to celebrate. As usual, we got three rooms. Since Daniel and Russell are married, they share a room, and Claire and I are in a different room. There are a lot of vacationers at the resort, and the sea is stunning.We walked together towards our cabin. And because Daniel's cabin was first, they went there first. Next to their cabin is Claire's. I quickly took her cabin key."I'll open it," I said. As I walked up to the door, I smiled. Claire came with me. She went inside and immediately looked at me."Thank you."I just smiled and left. I took a deep breath and walked closer to my cabin, next to Claire's. I jumped right onto the bed when I got into the room. The view from the cabins I got was exceptional. The tinted glass wall lets you see the vast sea

Ryker's POVThe next day, a knock awoke me. I turned to my side, and Claire was no longer there. As soon as I remembered what had happened, I immediately sat on the bed and pulled on the comforter, where I saw a blood stain."Shit!" I put on shorts right away because all I had on were boxers. Someone keeps knocking on my cabin's door. I held my head up and looked around.I blew some air. Claire's away. Why did she leave? I went right to the bathroom to see if Claire was there, but she wasn't there.'Oh, crap, what have I done?'"Dude, are you awake yet?" it was Daniel's voice.I quickly covered the bed with a comforter and went to the door. As soon as it opened, I saw Daniel. He was alone. I was relieved because I thought Claire had already left and didn't say goodbye to me because of what had happened."Did you get too drunk last night and wake up at noon?""Claire? Is she okay? Is she with Russell? "Daniel scowled. Daniel stared at me, and then his eyes grew bigger. "Shit, dude, di

Ryker's POV"What? We can take action against that. Claire wasn't drunk when that happened, and you didn't make her, so you can't be charged with r-pe. You will win this case."Daniel and I sat on a bar stool at the resort where he and Russell stayed. Daniel said Russell was tired and sleeping when he left her in their cabin. I went there so I could talk to someone. It's because Claire doesn't want to get engaged to me. He doesn't want to marry me because she just said she would care for her father and wouldn't say bad things about me anymore."Damn it!" I drank what was in my glass, and the bartender filled it up again. "It's annoying because I feel like a woman chasing her after what happened."Daniel chuckled. "So that's how women feel when we suddenly leave them after we've tasted them. Damn, it seemed hard.""Dude, that seems silly. You know she's the v*rgin, but I'm the one who seems offended by her. What a terrible insult she made to me! She also liked what we did." I finished

Ryker's POV'Damn.'I took a deep breath after I closed the door to Claire's room. I can't calm down yet. After she reached the limit, she lost consciousness sooner. I was scared because his head almost hit the sink. Luckily, I was able to support her. He doesn't seem to remember anything that happened. Maybe he thought she was dreaming when it was all real. But that's fine because I don't want her to think that I took advantage of her weakness a second time."I'm also a man and know what you did to Claire."I looked at Heiji, standing a meter from where I was. I was facing him."I do not know what you are saying.""Don't let her marry you if you don't want to," Heiji said. "I've known Claire since we were kids, so I won't let you treat her like this.""How can you say you know him? Are you with each other every day? Do you know what she likes and dislikes? Who was she with when she got her period for the first time? Do you know who her first kiss was with?" I noticed that Heiji was s